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A sermon of judgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Major and aldermen…A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen…
A sermon of judgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Major and aldermen of the city of London, Dec. 17, 1654 and now enlarged / Rich. Baxter.A sermon of iudgement preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord Maior and aldermen of the city of London, Dec. 17, 1654 and now enlarged / Rich. Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1655
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A SERMON Of Judgement, Preached at Pauls before the Honourable Lord… › Part 9
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Answ. The All-seeing Judge doth know the contrary; and he will make thy conscience know it. Look back man, upon thy heart and Life How seldom and how neglectfully didst thou think of God? how coldly didst thou worship him, or make any mention of him? how carelessly didst thou serve him? and think much of all that thou d•dst therein? Thou rather thoughtest that his service was making more ado than needs, and didst grudge at those that were more diligent ⟨p. 96⟩than thy self; But for the world, How heartily, and how constantly didst thou seek and serve it. And yet wouldst thou now persuade the Judge that thou didst Love God above all? He will show thee thy naked Heart, and the course of thy former life, which shall convince thee of the contrary.
Answ. The All-seeing Judge doth know the contrary; and he will make thy conscience know it. Look back man, upon thy heart and Life Hovv seldom and hovv neglectfully didst thou think of God? hovv coldly didst thou vvorship him, or make any mention of him? hovv carelessly didst thou serve him? and think much of all that thou d•dst therein? Thou rather thoughtest that his service vvas making more ado than needs, and didst grudge at those that vvere more diligent ⟨p. 96⟩than thy self; But for the world, How heartily, and how constantly didst thou seek and serve it. And yet wouldst thou now perswade the Judge that thou didst Love God above all? He will shew thee thy naked Heart, and the course of thy former life, which shall convince thee of the contrary.
The second Excuse. I lived not in any Gross sin, but only in small Infirmities. I was no Murderer, or Adulterer, or Fornicator, or Thief; nor did I deceive or wrong any, or take any thing by violence.